Thursday, March 18, 2021

SELF ANALYSIS

 Open Link at dVerse, when we post a poem of our choice, new or old.  Mine is a new poem filled with old things!  Submitted March 18, 2021

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                                                    Nazca lines and Angkor Wat

                                                    Circled stones, hallowed spot

                                                    Petroglyphs on sandstone cliffs

                                                    Oceans hiding sunken ships

                                                    Pyramids in desert clime

                                                    Hiding secrets old as time

                                                    Signs of men who’ve come and gone

                                                     Leaving their footprints as time moves on

                                                     Dreams achieved and dreams defeated

                                                    History made and history repeated.

                                                    Time to ponder and search my heart

                                                     What have I done to do my part?


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13 comments:

  1. JennaMarch 18, 2021 at 4:27 PM

    The rhyme is beautiful, and I like how looking at these "Signs of men who’ve come and gone" leads to self-reflection and wondering about one's own dreams and ambitions.

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  2. kenyanito bikoMarch 18, 2021 at 5:19 PM

    This is beautiful everything fits into the theme... so reflective of the world. And thus makes one to self analyse. I love.

    Petroglyphs on sandstone cliffs

    Oceans hiding sunken ships

    Pyramids in desert clime

    Hiding secrets old as time

    Signs of men who’ve come and gone

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  3. Dwight L. RothMarch 18, 2021 at 6:14 PM

    A great poem and a great question to end on.

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  4. TruedessaMarch 18, 2021 at 6:16 PM

    These two lines really speak to me of truths about life. I guess we are constantly learning.

    Dreams achieved and dreams defeated
    History made and history repeated.


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  5. calmkateMarch 18, 2021 at 9:30 PM

    delightful rhyme about our wondrous monuments ... how can we even compare with these amazing achievements!

    Yet I believe we do with our immortal words ...

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  6. IngridMarch 19, 2021 at 1:18 AM

    I am enchanted by these traces of the past. You have done your bit by adding your voice and writing about them beautifully!

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  7. Kim M. RussellMarch 19, 2021 at 2:59 AM

    I love the way you explored time and history through the marks humans left behind them, Bev, a rhyming chant in praise of those ‘who’ve come and gone / Leaving their footprints as time moves on’. The question will have me pondering!

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  8. Merril D. SmithMarch 19, 2021 at 4:35 AM

    A lovely gentle exploration of "old things."
    Of course, I'd say not just men. 😏 But as Kim wrote, your question also leaves me pondering.

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  9. Ken GierkeMarch 19, 2021 at 6:17 AM

    Important, your closing question. How will we be remembered.

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  10. HelenMarch 19, 2021 at 9:10 AM

    Your contribution? Epic.

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  11. Sanaa RizviMarch 20, 2021 at 4:52 AM

    The closing question is absolutely brilliant! Indeed, what have we done to be remembered?💝

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  12. colleenMarch 20, 2021 at 11:44 AM

    Perfect rhythm and rhyme and closing question!

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  13. brudbergMarch 21, 2021 at 12:44 PM

    I think at least you haven't put thousands of slaves to an early death

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